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When Stalin Killed the Weekend - A Happiness Lab/Cautionary Tales Crossover
Season 7 Episode 14
Time off work is vital for your happiness. So what would you do if you couldn't take the same rest day as your family and friends? Would you quit you…
2 years, 4 months ago
Build The Life You Want from Oprah's Super Soul
Season 7
Enjoy this episode of another show you might like: the Build the Life You Want Super Soul Podcast. Oprah and Arthur Brooks offer listeners a better u…
2 years, 4 months ago
Is There a Gen Z Happiness Crisis? Dr Laurie Meets the US Surgeon General
Season 7 Episode 13
Have we created a culture where young people prioritize good grades, social media likes and constant hustling over the important wellbeing pillars of…
2 years, 4 months ago
How Eating Got Complicated
Season 7 Episode 12
For our ancient ancestors food was just another thing they needed to survive - like sleep, shelter or warmth. But in the modern world, food has becom…
2 years, 4 months ago
Awe and Psychedelics with Michael Pollan
Season 7
Laurie's former student and friend, Dr. Maya Shankar, has a Pushkin podcast we love called A Slight Change of Plans. If you like The Happiness Lab, t…
2 years, 4 months ago
Giving Away Cash Makes You Happy... and Transforms Lives
Season 7 Episode 11
YOU can boost your happiness and transform the lives of people in one African village with a cash gift by going to givedirectly.org/happiness
Giving …
2 years, 5 months ago
Make America Happy Again
Season 7 Episode 10
We're distrustful, unequal and isolated. That's according to the figures showing a decline in happy community feeling since the 1960s. But can we do …
2 years, 5 months ago
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Season 7 Episode 9
Cheers was a sitcom hit in the 80s thanks to a theme tune promising that the fictional bar was a place "where everybody knows you name". Venues like …
2 years, 5 months ago
Don't Make Friends Where You Make Your Money?
Season 7 Episode 8
Work and friendship don't mix, thought Katherine Hu. A recent graduate, she found it harder to form bonds with colleagues than she'd expected. But th…
2 years, 5 months ago
Ask for Help... and Spread Happiness
Season 7 Episode 7
Jia Jiang dreamed of being the next Bill Gates... but an entrepreneur needs the courage and confidence to ask for help. Jia was terrified of rejectio…
2 years, 5 months ago